Naval Academy

An institution where young men are educated in naval science. At the U.S. Naval Academy a four years' course of study is undergone, after which follows a probationary course of two years, then final graduation. During this six years the student is known as a cadet midshipman, or cadet engineer, but after a successful final examination he becomes a midshipman, or an assistant engineer, as the case may be. The pay of naval cadets while at the academy is $500 a year, and at sea $950 a year.

Cadet Midshipman. Candidates must be physically sound and between the ages of fourteen and eighteen years of age. A satisfactory examination in the following branches must be passed by candidates: arithmetic, geography, grammar, writing, reading and spelling. The curriculum of study is as follows: seamanship, naval construction, naval tactics, gunnery, infantry tactics, field artillery, fencing, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, steam engineering, astronomy, navigation, surveying, physics, chemistry, English studies, French and Spanish.

Cadet Engineer. The examination for cadet engineer is competitive. Candidates must be between the ages of sixteen and twenty years, and physically sound. A satisfactory examination in the following branches must be passed by candidates: arithmetic, algebra, plane geometry, natural philosophy, reading, writing, spelling, grammar, geography, free-hand drawing, and elementary principles of the steam engine. The curriculum of study is as follows: mathematics, analytical mechanics, physics, chemistry, theory and practice of steam engineering, designing of machinery, French, Spanish, and naval architecture.